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BIO

Lyndsey Turner is an Associate of the National Theatre.



For the National Theatre: Coriolanus, Roald Dahl’s The Witches, The Crucible, Under Milk Wood, Top Girls, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, There is a War and Edgar and Annabel

In London’s West End: Moonlight at Harold Pinter

Other theatre includes: After the End at Stratford East; A Number at the Old Vic; Far Away, Faith Healer and Fathers and Sons at the Donmar; Hamlet at the Barbican; The Treatment and Chimerica at the Almeida; and Girls and Boys, Posh and Contractions at the Royal Court

Productions

 
[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[West End, 2022]
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[West End, 2022]
Director
 
[West End, 2020]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
 
[West End, 2018]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2017]
Director
 
[West End, 2015]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Director
 
[West End, 2013]
Director
 
[West End, 2012]
Director
 
[West End, 2012]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Dramaturg
Assistant Director
 
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Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Lyndsey Turner, Machinal

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Director

Lyndsey TurnerChimerica

News


WAITRESS Live Capture Will Stream on National Theatre at Home Next Year

Three new shows will be part of National Theatre at Home's streaming service in 2025. The recently announced productions include Coriolanus, Death of England, and Waitress.
Review: THE LITTLE FOXES, Young Vic

We love watching a rich family crumble on stage. From Oedipus and his mother to Chekhov’s families fractured by existential angst, to Ibsen’s split by socio-politics paradigm shifts. The Hubbards, the family of former plantation owners in Lilian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, could be the spiritual successor of them all
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Arcola Theatre Reveals Spring/Summer Season of Their 25th Anniversary Year

Arcola Theatre has released its Spring/Summer 2025 season, with nine productions announced and tickets on sale now. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
Photos: THE LITTLE FOXES in Rehearsal at the Young Vic

The Young Vic Theatre has released rehearsal images for the new revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, directed by Olivier Award-winning Lyndsey Turner. Check out the photos here!
HighTide Returns With New Writers For HighTide Rising 2024

HighTide Rising will return this year with the one-day celebration featuring rehearsed readings of six extracts from new plays written by the inaugural HighTide Writers Group.
Full Cast Set to Join Anne-Marie Duff in THE LITTLE FOXES at The Young Vic

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the full cast joining multi-award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff in a new revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, directed by Olivier Award-winning Lyndsey Turner.
Review Roundup: CORIOLANUS at The National Theatre

See what the critics are saying about Coriolanus at the National Theatre. Read the reviews for the production, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner and starring David Oyelowo, and learn more about the show.
Review: CORIOLANUS, National Theatre

Confluences of history weave together in Lyndsey Turner’s pulsating new production
Photos: First Look At David Oyelowo And More In CORIOLANUS At The National Theatre

The National Theatre has released production photos for Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, ahead of Press Night on Tuesday 24 September.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and More Set For The Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre has announced five new productions including Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall's new production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Lennie James.
Lucy Davies Will Step Down as Executive Director of the Young Vic

The Young Vic Theatre has announced that Executive Director Lucy Davies will leave the organisation in December 2024 to take up the position of Chief Executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival. 
SCRUM Theatre Take Over Disused Archive Building in Hammersmith To Create Pop-up Arts Centre

A new multi-disciplinary arts centre, SCRUM Studios, will open in Hammersmith offering training programmes and subsidised creative spaces for theatre makers. Artist collective SCRUM Theatre, is a charity formed by a collective of theatre-makers who transform disused buildings and turn them into pop-up arts hubs, seeking to create a more sustainable culture for UK artists at a time of crisis in the industry.
Photos: CORIOLANUS in Rehearsals at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has released a first look from the rehearsal room of its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. Check out the photos here!
Cast Set For The National Theatre's CORIOLANUS

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, directed by National Theatre Associate Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood, The Crucible) and featuring David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) in the titular role, as rehearsals begin on the South Bank.
Anne-Marie Duff Will Lead THE LITTLE FOXES at the Young Vic Theatre

BAFTA Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff will lead the cast in a new staging of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes by Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner.
A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.
Photos: Inside the 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Ceremony

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to UK playwright Ava Pickett for her play 1536.  Awarded annually since 1978, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is the largest and oldest international award recognizing women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. See photos from inside the ceremony here.
Tickets Exclusively On Sale For Young Vic Theatre's New Season

Tickets are exclusively on sale for the Young Vic Theatre's new season! Learn more about the season lineup and find out how to get tickets here!
2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Awarded to Ava Pickett for 1536

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to UK playwright Ava Pickett for her play 1536. Learn more about Pickett and the award!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Lyndsey Turner been nominated for?

Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Chimerica, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Machinal and Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Chimerica.

What awards has Lyndsey Turner won?

Lyndsey Turner has won the Best Director award at the Olivier Awards for the production of Chimerica.

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